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Plan for NATO to broaden its role for world peace
David Lawrence cites a U S News plan attributed to Secretary of State Dulles proposing to expand NATO beyond military tasks to include political strength through united public opinion. The aim is faster cooperation on nonmilitary issues such as the Middle East, North Africa, Cyprus, and postwar Germany reunification, and to engage newly independent nations.
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David Lawrence
U.S. News & World Report
State Dulles
Supreme Lodge B'nai B'rith
Paris
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
Russia
Dulles
U.S
Atlantic
Middle East
North Africa
Cyprus
Germany
Mr. Dulles
Newspaper Ad Value Persists Through Detroit Strike
A Michigan State University survey shows Detroit suburb sales rose during December's newspaper strike while downtown sales fell by $35 million. Editor & Publisher lauds the MSU analysis as strong proof that newspaper advertising drives retail activity and that communities suffer economically when newspapers are missing. Retail zones from villages to metros rely on newspapers for customer attraction and information.
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Bureau of Business Research
Michigan State University
Detroit
Michigan
Labor Under Communism in Chinese Factories
National Review May 2 item reports the Typographers Union describing 24 to 32 hour work shifts in plants. Public meetings praise workers who stayed two days and nights on duty. Emergency jobs run five days and nights. Sick leave is denied and 32 hour shifts enforced. Overtime is misrecorded as advance work or a state contribution.
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National Review
The
Typographers Union
Chinese People’s Republic
Chinese Communist Press
Communist Party
Hoover Commission urges larger Congress control of budget
Since Runnymede the Hoover Commission calls for major changes in federal budgeting and accounting. Herbert Hoover argues a more effective system will restore fuller control of the national purse to Congress, a cornerstone of liberty long eroded.
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Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Supreme Court Faces Summer Vacation After Court Turmoil
Washington reports the Supreme Court faces a summer vacation amid a wave of criticism from Southern Democrats and others over rulings on school segregation and federal power. About 50 proposals in Congress seek to curb or undo court decisions, though most seem unlikely to pass.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Earl Warren
Eisenhower
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Stars Foresee Outdoor Fun And Family Plans This Week
Sunday vibrations favor outdoor pursuits and social events with chores in early hours to allow rest later. Monday offers productive hours for workers and homemakers with inspiration for creativity in the afternoon. Birthday insights warn of financial focus and August property chances, plus a cautious outlook into late 1956 and good news in December.
Royal Greenwich history and notable births
Factographs recall Greenwich as a royal residence from the 13th to 17th centuries and note it as the birthplace of Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. Other items cover Nicaragua’s lake dimensions, Granada’s location on the lake, Rome’s painting origins from Etruria, early car costs, March 4 1839 rail service, Lincoln estate value, FDR’s infantile paralysis foundation, owl names, and animal rabies risks.
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Greenwich
England
Henry VIII
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth
Labor Swing to Republicans by Labor Voters in Gallup Poll
The American Institute of Public Opinion and George Gallup report labor voters now favor the Republican candidate for president by 54 percent, a swing from 1952 and earlier years. The shift is tied to broad aims like economic contentment and peace, not union issues, with 42 percent backing Stevenson and 4 percent undecided.
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Washington
American Institute of Public Opinion
George Gallup
Gallup
Stevenson
America
Russia
India
Republican Party
United States
Grizzly Bear Record and Other Oddities Headline Readout
A humorous collage notes that the American Meat Institute cites an eight pound per person rise in 1955 meat consumption, an Aberdeen Washington hunter claims a 1911 to present bear-killing tally, barbers urge upscale reading material, dandelions aging quickly, and a Spanish escaped gorilla wrecking a school office during a chaotic escape resembles a real life Blackboard Jungle.
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Almansa
Spain
Clare Luce’s Great Work Under Communist Pressure
George E. Sokolsky lauds Clare Luce for her bold ambassadorial efforts in Italy against Communist infiltration. He praises her intellect and resilience as a woman performing a demanding job, notes attacks she faced, and argues Marxism’s religious rhetoric explains its appeal in Catholic countries. He asserts Luce’s illness should not end her public service and extols her broad humanistic education.
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Rome
Clare Luce
Italy
United States
Mrs. Luce
America
France
Poland
Soviet Russia
Great Britain
Summer of 1956: Merchants and public wary of heat
A column observes merchants stock up on fans and air conditioners while the public hesitates to buy. It notes preparations for summer, mildew worries from last year, and the belief that 1956 will differ little from prior seasons, despite signs of heat ahead.
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Julie London
Metro
Marlon Brando
Glen Ford
Paul Hartman
the Plaza
Persian Room
Guy Lombardo
Jones Beach
Captain Andy
Kilgallen Looks at a Glittering Showbiz World
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys a galaxy of stars and industry movers. Elvis Presley’s brain trust worries about press exposure while Francoise Sagan may debut on Broadway. Cabaret licensing tightens in New York as producers push late career bargains and evergreen rumors swirl about Gleason Mansfield and Wallach.
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Elvis Presley
Crown Prince
Gant Gaither
Francoise Sagan
Europe
New York
Gotham
Jayne Mansfield
Jackie Gleason
Audrey Eadows
Marine Corps
Parris Island
Sam Atchley saved from drowning by bulldog at lake
A Trenton man, Sam Atchley age 45, was rescued after falling from a boat at Le Sourdsville Lake when his bulldog sounded the alarm and Ed McKee of Hamilton brought help. D E Harlan announced George Mr Verity Day schedule for Saturday with L T Palmer as master of ceremonies. Armco Field picnic planning calls for 15,000 sandwiches from Zanesville. Gretchen Meehan of Middletown was named editor of the Western College paper for 1937.
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Sam Atchley
Trenton
Ed McKee
Hamilton
Atchley
le Sourdsville Lake
D. E. Harlan
George Mr. Verity
L. T. Palmer
Armco Field
Zanesville
Gretchen Meehan
Middletown
Western College
War Declared On Pigeons
NEW YORK a city Health Department announced pigeons lose protected status after July 1 and become unprotected wild birds. The department called pigeons a nuisance as part of a new law. Wayne County Michigan and Los Angeles top 20 largest counties for more automobiles than families.
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Health Department
Wayne County
Michigan
Los Angeles
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National Foundation For
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American Meat Institute
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Grace Kelly
Monaco
Valerian Rybar
Harry Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Christine Clark
Mahalia ‘Jackson
Tennessee Williams
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Ann Resor Clark
J. Walter Thompson Agency
Jay
Maria Brit-Neva
Tennessee
Haute Monde
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Algeria
Goldie Hawkins
Goldie
Shirley Ross
Bob Hope
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Copacabana
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Eli Wallach
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MR. Mitchell
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